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- He also popularised the kicking strap, or boom vang ( US ).
- Investigation of his dinghy revealed nothing as he used to remove the kicking strap before coming ashore.
- Mainsail controls permitted by the class are downhaul ( Cunningham ), outhaul and kicking strap ( Vang ).
- This may be done by releasing the main or jib sheet by a foot or more or by releasing the boom vang ( kicking strap ) which will spill wind out of the top of the mainsail.
- Various improvements and adaptations have been incorporated into the rules over time including allowing kicking straps etc . The Hilbre One Design Association endeavours to keep boats sailing locally and currently owns two boats, Hiraethog ( H32 ) and Hi-C ( H46 ).
- The centre-sheeting optionally via a deck-mounted jammer or directly off-the-boom may include a centre or an aft bridle, and a compression-strut kicker ( Gnav ) is allowed which gives the crew much more space than the conventional kicking strap.
- In this case netting, slings, an inflatable dinghy or liferaft may be employed, with or without the additional assistance of a 4 : 1 or better mainsheet, a boom vang ( kicking strap ), or may be purpose-made for the job and stored in case needed.
- Other innovations introduced with the boats included a centrally mounted bowsprit, a compression-strut kicker or'Gnav'in place of the conventional kicking strap or boom vang, and off-the-boom sheeting with a take-off block at mid-boom fed from an aft bridle.